Top Porter, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1466, Houston, TX 77074
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
6300 W Loop S, Suite 405, Bellaire, TX 77401
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
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