Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1717 W Loop S, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77027
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
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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