Top New Caney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
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