Top Texas City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
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