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7151 Office City Drive, Houston, TX 77087
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
11000 Richmond Ave, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77042
2500 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77042
600 Travis St, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77068
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
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4545 Bissonnet St, Suite 293, Bellaire, TX 77401
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
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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