Top Richmond, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
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