Top Missouri City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
4101 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 240, Houston, TX 77098
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
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