Top Rosenberg, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
2925 Briarpark Dr, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77027
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
917 Franklin St, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
2646 South Loop West, Unit 305, Houston, TX 77054
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
Rosenberg 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