Top Cypress, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
1095 Evergreen Circle, Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
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