Controlled Substances Act
TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
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Houston Criminal Lawyer Andy Nolen  can protect your rights,
ensure you receive fair treatment, and make a tremendous difference
in your case and how it will affect you for the rest of your life.

As an attorney, Andy Nolen's philosophy is grounded in the strong
belief that his clients should be fully informed about every aspect of
their case as it progresses.

You need a good attorney who will prepare your case thoroughly and
who will make a strong and reasonable presentation to the court.

Being charged with any crime is a frightening experience. This is
especially true for a person who has never had contact with the
criminal justice system before.

Suddenly, you find yourself thrust into a world you never imagined
you would be a part of, and subjected to indignities you never
thought you would experience.

The stress of being the subject of an investigation or the trauma of
being arrested and booked into a jail can truly be overwhelming. For
some people, the experience is so traumatic that it even makes them
question their most basic assumptions about what kind of person
they are.

Fortunately, being arrested or charged with a crime is not the end of
the world.
Houston defense  lawyer,  Attorney Andy Nolen,  represents people who have been accused of a state crime or Houston  law, including in communities such as League City, Angleton, Pearland, Alvin, Clear Lake, Sugar
Land, The Woodlands, Baytown, Pasadena, Memorial, Spring Branch, River Oaks, West University, and Bellaire.   Counties that Houston criminal attorney Andy Nolen serves include:  Galveston County • Fort Bend
County • Montgomery County • Brazoria County • Harris County.  Cases handled include: Possession of Marijuana, Cocaine, Crystal Methamphetamine, Xanax, Prescription Drugs, Probation Violations, Theft, Shoplifting,
Drunk Driving, Evading Arrest, and all other Felonies and Misdemeanors.
ANDY NOLEN HOUSTON CRIMINAL LAWYER
OVER 17 YEARS  CRIMINAL LAW EXPERIENCE
LICENSED IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL COURT
Defense  Attorney for Drug
Possession Cases

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be avoided.

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Andy Nolen,

Defense  Attorney for
Drug Possession Cases

In most cases a permanent
criminal record can be
prevented.  Your entire
future may rest on whether
or not a final permanent
conviction can be avoided.

Call Attorney Andy Nolen -
He has over 17 years
criminal defense law
experience.

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§ 802. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

* (1) The term ''addict'' means any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to
endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of
narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.
* (2) The term ''administer'' refers to the direct application of a controlled substance to the body
of a patient or research subject by -
      o (A) a practitioner (or, in his presence, by his authorized agent), or
      o (B) the patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner,
whether such application be by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means.
* (3) The term ''agent'' means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a
manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser; except that such term does not include a common or
contract carrier, public warehouseman, or employee of the carrier or warehouseman, when acting
in the usual and lawful course of the carrier's or warehouseman's business.
* (4) The term ''Drug Enforcement Administration'' means the Drug Enforcement Administration
in the Department of Justice.
* (5) The term ''control'' means to add a drug or other substance, or immediate precursor, to a
schedule under part B of this subchapter, whether by transfer from another schedule or otherwise.
* (6) The term ''controlled substance'' means a drug or other substance, or immediate precursor,
included in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V of part B of this subchapter. The term does not include
distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, or tobacco, as those terms are defined or used in subtitle E
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
* (7) The term ''counterfeit substance'' means a controlled substance which, or the container or
labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying
mark, imprint, number, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor, or
dispenser other than the person or persons who in fact manufactured, distributed, or dispensed
such substance and which thereby falsely purports or is represented to be the product of, or to
have been distributed by, such other manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser.
* (8) The terms ''deliver'' or ''delivery'' mean the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer of a
controlled substance or a listed chemical, whether or not there exists an agency relationship.
* (9) The term ''depressant or stimulant substance'' means -
      o (A) a drug which contains any quantity of (i) barbituric acid or any of the salts of barbituric
acid; or (ii) any derivative of barbituric acid which has been designated by the Secretary as habit
forming under section 352(d) of this title; or
      o (B) a drug which contains any quantity of (i) amphetamine or any of its optical isomers; (ii)
any salt of amphetamine or any salt of an optical isomer of amphetamine; or (iii) any substance
which the Attorney General, after investigation, has found to be, and by regulation designated as,
habit forming because of its stimulant effect on the central nervous systems; or
      o (C) lysergic acid diethylamide; or
      o (D) any drug which contains any quantity of a substance which the Attorney General, after
investigation, has found to have, and by regulation designated as having, a potential for abuse
because of its depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system or its hallucinogenic
effect.
Houston Drug Defense Attorney Andy Nolen uses the Best in Defense Lawyers tactics to obtain the Top result for his clients.