Top Cloverleaf, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
6302 W. Broadway St, Ste. 250, Pearland, TX 77581
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
1100 Louisiana St, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
3 Riverway, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77056
2925 Briarpark Drive, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
13201 Northwest Fwy, Suite 588, Houston, TX 77040
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
11000 Richmond Ave, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77042
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
Cloverleaf 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