Top Lake Jackson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
Lake Jackson 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