Top Baytown, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
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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