Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
700 Louisiana St, Suite 3900, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
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