Top Sugar Land, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
1201 Fannin Street, Suite 262, Houston, TX 77002
6341 Stewart Rd, PMB 170, Galveston, TX 77551
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
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518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
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609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
2814 Hamilton St, Houston, TX 77004
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
1018 Preston #200, Houston, TX 77002
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
1310 Massey Tompkins Rd, Baytown, TX 77521
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
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300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
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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