Top Winnie, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
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