Top Baytown, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2100 Travis St, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
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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