Top Pearland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
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333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
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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