Top Prairie View, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
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1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
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609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
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909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
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Prairie View 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