Top Missouri City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
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