Top Pearland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
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700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
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1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
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1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1018 Preston #200, Houston, TX 77002
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6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
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2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
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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