Top Bay Point, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1388 Sutter Street, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
4 Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 2nd St, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 California Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94111
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
260 California Street, Suite 1002, San Francisco, CA 94111
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94103
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
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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