Top Webster, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
3411 Richmond Ave, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
Webster 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