Top The Woodlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
1419 Franklin Street, Suite 4, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
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