Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
2339 University Blvd, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77005
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
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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