Top New Caney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1466, Houston, TX 77074
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
1021 Main St, Suite 1440, Houston, TX 77002
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
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