Top Winnie, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
800 Capitol Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
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
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
Winnie 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