Top Texas City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
2200 Market Street, Suite 700, Galveston, TX 77550
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
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