Top Highlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
8441 Gulf Fwy, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77017
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1018 Preston #200, Houston, TX 77002
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
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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