Top La Porte, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
808 Travis St, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
4101 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 240, Houston, TX 77098
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
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