Top Bay Area, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, 24th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
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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