Top Alameda, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
One Embarcadero Center, 32nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
1020 Aileen St, Lafayette, CA 94549
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3850, San Francisco, CA 94104
388 Market St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
Alameda 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 California 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