Top Stafford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2500 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77042
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
917 Franklin St, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
2646 South Loop West, Unit 305, Houston, TX 77054
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
2616 S Loop W, Suite 218, Houston, TX 77054
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
2925 Briarpark Dr, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
3411 Richmond Ave, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Fannin, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
Stafford 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