Top Clute, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
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3010 Engelke St, Suite 3, Houston, TX 77003
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
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2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
3411 Richmond Ave, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
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Clute 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