Top Hitchcock, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
2200 Market Street, Suite 700, Galveston, TX 77550
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, 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