Top Santa Fe, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
5529 Louetta Rd, Suite A, Spring, TX 77379
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
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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