Top Needville, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
121 East Myrtle Street, Angleton, TX 77515
1100 Louisiana St, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77027
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin St, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
2925 Briarpark Drive, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
Needville 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