Top Katy, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
6300 W Loop S, Suite 405, Bellaire, TX 77401
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, 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