Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6800, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
1900 West Loop South, 20th Floor, Houston, TX 77027
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
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550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
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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