Top La Porte, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6800, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
11811 East Freeway, Suite 630-06, Houston, TX 77029
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
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