Top West Columbia, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
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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