Top Prairie View, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin St Fl 4, Houston, TX 77002-1741
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
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