Top La Porte, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
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609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
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PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
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12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
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440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
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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