Top Brazoria, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
Brazoria 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