Top Pasadena, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
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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