Top Cleveland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
303 Longmire Rd, Ste 402, Conroe, TX 77304
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6800, Houston, TX 77002
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
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