Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
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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