Top The Woodlands, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
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
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, 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