Top Highlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
3010 Engelke St, Suite 3, Houston, TX 77003
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
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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