Top La Porte, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
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