Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
845 Texas Ave, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., 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