Top Kingwood, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
Kingwood 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