Top Texas City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77002
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
1235 N Loop W, 8th Floor, Houston, TX 77008
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
Texas City 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