Top Spring, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
11811 East Freeway, Suite 630-06, Houston, TX 77029
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
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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