Top Atherton, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
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100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
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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