Top Splendora, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
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