Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, 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