Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
11511 Katy Fwy, Suite 515, Houston, TX 77079
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
2100 Travis St, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
101 Simonton, Conroe, TX 77301
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
2339 University Blvd, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77005
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
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