Top Pearland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
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1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
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220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
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322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
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700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
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1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, 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