Top North Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1466, Houston, TX 77074
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
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