Top Bay Area, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
50 California St, Suite 2750, San Francisco, CA 94111
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94123
2831 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
3661 Grand Avenue, Suite 205, Oakland, CA 94610
1302 El Camino Real, Suite 175, Menlo Park, CA 94025
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
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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