Top Friendswood, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
609 Bradford Ave. Suite 207, Kemah, TX 77565
1100 Gulf Fwy South, Suite 100, League City, TX 77573
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
7151 Office City Drive, Houston, TX 77087
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
11000 Richmond Ave, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77042
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
8441 Gulf Fwy, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77017
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
11811 East Freeway, Suite 630-06, Houston, TX 77029
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
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Friendswood 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