Top Pasadena, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
4101 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 240, Houston, TX 77098
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
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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