Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
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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