Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
2339 University Blvd, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77005
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
645 W Main St, Bellville, TX 77418
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
909 Fannin St, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77010
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
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