Top Bellaire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
24285 Katy Fwy, 4th FL Suite 400, Katy, TX 77494
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
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