Top Stafford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1235 N Loop W, 8th Floor, Houston, TX 77008
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
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