Top Mont Belvieu, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
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Mont Belvieu 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