Top Mont Belvieu, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
24285 Katy Fwy, 4th FL Suite 400, Katy, TX 77494
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
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