Top Missouri City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6800, 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
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
3010 Engelke St, Suite 3, Houston, TX 77003
Missouri City 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