Top Porter, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
600 Travis St, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
2925 Briarpark Drive, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
3 Riverway, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77056
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
917 Franklin St, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
Porter 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