Top Cypress, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 500, The Woodlands, TX 77380
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
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