Top Brookshire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
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
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
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