Top Elgin, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
510 South Congress Avenue, Suite 208, Austin, TX 78704
1100 West Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
406 West 30th Street, Austin, TX 78705
300 Colorado St, Suite 2300, Austin, TX 78701
1103 Nueces St, Austin, TX 78701
100 N Edward Gary St, Suite A-2, San Marcos, TX 78666
505 W. 12th Street, Suite 204, Austin, TX 78704
701 Brazos Street, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701
1411 West Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78701
98 San Jacinto Blvd, Suite 1600, Austin, TX 78701
7500 Rialto Blvd, Suite 1-250, Austin, TX 78735
405 Colorado St, Suite 1700, Austin, TX 78701
12600 Hill Country Blvd, Suite R-275, Austin, TX 78738
405 Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock, TX 78664
1304 Nueces, Austin, TX 78701
609 West 9th Street, Austin, TX 78701
824 W. 10th Street, Suite 100B, Austin, TX 78701
310 Murray Avenue, Manor, TX 78653
807 Brazos St, Suite 801, Austin, TX 78701
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 1325, Austin, TX 78701
401 S First St, Suite 1300, Austin, TX 78704
1464 East Whitestone Boulevard, Suite 2201, Cedar Park, TX 78613
2512 S Interstate 35, Suite 125, Austin, TX 78704
1406 Waller St, Austin, TX 78702
505 East Huntland Dr., Suite 440, Austin, TX 78752
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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