Top Highlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
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