Top Waller, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
405 Main Street, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
808 Travis St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
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1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
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1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
2100 Travis St, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002
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Waller 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