Top Cloverleaf, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
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1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
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121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
609 Main St, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
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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