Top New Caney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
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