Top Splendora, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
Splendora 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