Top Brookshire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77068
3 Riverway, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77056
6302 W. Broadway St, Ste. 250, Pearland, TX 77581
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
609 Bradford Ave. Suite 207, Kemah, TX 77565
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2616 S Loop W, Suite 218, Houston, TX 77054
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
Brookshire 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