Top Albany, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
101 California Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
44 Montgomery St, 38th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 2nd St, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 California Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94111
650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
555 California Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94104
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
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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