Top North Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
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