Top West Columbia, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
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2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
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228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
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801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
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1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving West Columbia, TX
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
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West Columbia 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