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1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
819 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109
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655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
605 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 California Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
415 Mission St, Suite 5400, 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