Top Hitchcock, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
2100 Travis St, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
Hitchcock 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