Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
6302 W. Broadway St, Ste. 250, Pearland, TX 77581
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
The Kirby Mansion, 2000 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
13201 Northwest Fwy, Suite 588, Houston, TX 77040
1100 Louisiana St, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste. 750, Houston, TX 77007
609 Bradford Ave. Suite 207, Kemah, TX 77565
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77068
103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
11000 Richmond Ave, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77042
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
7915 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77070
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
917 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St Fl 4, Houston, TX 77002-1741
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
9595 Six Pines Dr, Suite 8210, Spring, TX 77380
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