Top The Woodlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
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