Top Montgomery, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
303 Longmire Rd, Ste 402, Conroe, TX 77304
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
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