Top Brookshire, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11511 Katy Fwy, Suite 515, Houston, TX 77079
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
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