Top Missouri City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
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1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
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