Top North Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
North Houston 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