Top Bellaire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
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
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
917 Franklin St Fl 4, Houston, TX 77002-1741
917 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St., Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
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