Top Clear Lake City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
Clear Lake City 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