Top Brazoria, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
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1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
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1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77002
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
6300 W Loop S, Suite 405, Bellaire, TX 77401
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1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
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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