Top Sienna Plantation, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Sienna Plantation 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