Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
909 Fannin St, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77010
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
1001 Fannin, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
3010 Engelke St, Suite 3, Houston, TX 77003
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, 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