Top Highlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
7915 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77070
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4545 Bissonnet St, Suite 293, Bellaire, TX 77401
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
2925 Briarpark Dr, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
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Highlands 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