Top Texas City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
917 Franklin St Fl 4, Houston, TX 77002-1741
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
917 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St., Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
917 Franklin St, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77002
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
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