Top La Marque, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
2100 Travis St, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6800, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
La Marque 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