Top Missouri City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
909 Fannin St, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77010
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
8441 Gulf Fwy, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77017
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1018 Preston #200, Houston, TX 77002
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
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