Top Deer Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7915 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77070
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
2646 South Loop West, Unit 305, Houston, TX 77054
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
1100 Gulf Fwy South, Suite 100, League City, TX 77573
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
917 Franklin St, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2616 S Loop W, Suite 218, Houston, TX 77054
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77027
The Kirby Mansion, 2000 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
Deer Park 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