Top New Caney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
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2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
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1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
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3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
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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