Top Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
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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