Top Clute, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
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