Top Deer Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
1018 Preston #200, Houston, TX 77002
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
1235 N Loop W, 8th Floor, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
Deer Park Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Deer Park
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Deer Park and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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