Top Montgomery, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
3411 Richmond Ave, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
101 Simonton, Conroe, TX 77301
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
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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