Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
917 Franklin St Fl 4, Houston, TX 77002-1741
6300 W Loop S, Suite 405, Bellaire, TX 77401
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
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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