Top Pinehurst, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
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333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
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2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
Pinehurst 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