Top Mont Belvieu, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
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103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
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909 Fannin St., Ste. 3300, Houston, TX 77010
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
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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