Top Bellaire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
909 Fannin St, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77010
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Bellaire 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