Top Richmond, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
Richmond 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