Top Jersey Village, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Jersey Village, TX
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
Jersey Village Drug Possession Information
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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