Top La Porte, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
La Porte 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