Top Cypress, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2646 South Loop West, Unit 305, Houston, TX 77054
103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
609 Bradford Ave. Suite 207, Kemah, TX 77565
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2616 S Loop W, Suite 218, Houston, TX 77054
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
2500 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77042
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77027
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
6302 W. Broadway St, Ste. 250, Pearland, TX 77581
7151 Office City Drive, Houston, TX 77087
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
Cypress 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