Top Cleveland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Fannin, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
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