Top Bellaire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
1018 Preston #200, Houston, TX 77002
8441 Gulf Fwy, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77017
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
6341 Stewart Rd, PMB 170, Galveston, TX 77551
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
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