Top Cleveland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
1095 Evergreen Circle, Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
Cleveland 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