Top Spring, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
11811 East Freeway, Suite 630-06, Houston, TX 77029
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
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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