Top The Woodlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 500, The Woodlands, TX 77380
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
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