Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7930 Broadway Street, Suite 110, Pearland, TX 77581
1900 West Loop South, 20th Floor, Houston, TX 77027
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
Sugar Land 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