Top Atascocita, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
6300 W Loop S, Suite 405, Bellaire, TX 77401
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77002
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
Atascocita Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Texas state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine