Top Montgomery, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2500 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77042
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3 Riverway, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77056
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
2925 Briarpark Drive, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
13201 Northwest Fwy, Suite 588, Houston, TX 77040
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste. 750, Houston, TX 77007
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
Montgomery 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