Top The Woodlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd, Ste 800, Houston, TX 77008
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
917 Franklin St Fl 4, Houston, TX 77002-1741
917 Franklin St, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
The Woodlands 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