Top Bay Area, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3850, San Francisco, CA 94104
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
388 Market St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Montgomery St, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94111
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
415 Mission St, Suite 5400, San Francisco, CA 94105
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
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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