Top Bay Area, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
2039 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
755 Florida Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94110
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
703 Market Street, Suite 913, San Francisco, CA 94103
732 Addison Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94710
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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