Top Hitchcock, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77002
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
6300 W Loop S, Suite 405, Bellaire, TX 77401
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
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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