Top Spring, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
909 Fannin St, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77010
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
1095 Evergreen Circle, Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
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