Top Clear Lake City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
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