Top New Caney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
1021 Main St, Suite 1440, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
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