Top Belmont, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
3640 Grand Ave, Suite 211, Oakland, CA 94610
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
2039 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
650 5th St, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94107
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
755 Florida Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94110
1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
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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