Top Pearland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
Pearland 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