Top Hempstead, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
1095 Evergreen Circle, Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
Hempstead 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