Top Hempstead, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
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