Top Sweeny, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 245, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
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