Top Tomball, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
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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