Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, 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