Top Hockley, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
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Hockley 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