Top Cloverleaf, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
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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