Top New Caney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana, Suite 6800, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
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New Caney 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