Top Sweeny, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
700 Louisiana St., Suite 3950, Houston, TX 77002
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
Sweeny 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