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800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
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4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
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609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
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700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
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1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
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1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
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2100 Travis St, Suite 310, 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