Top South Houston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
808 Travis St, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
South Houston 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