Top Porter, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5529 Louetta Rd, Suite A, Spring, TX 77379
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
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