Top Manvel, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
Manvel 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