Top Spring, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
2500 E TC Jester, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77008
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 400, The Woodlands, TX 77380
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
Spring 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