Top The Woodlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
1095 Evergreen Circle, Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
917 Franklin St, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77002
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77027
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, 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