Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
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