Top Clute, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St., Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1021 Main St, Suite 1440, Houston, TX 77002
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
101 Simonton, Conroe, TX 77301
Clute Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Clute
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Clute and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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