Top Berkeley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
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28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
4 Orinda Way, Suite 200-D, Orinda, CA 94563
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
1934 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
2831 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94103
260 California Street, Suite 1002, San Francisco, CA 94111
990 Industrial Road Suite 209, San Carlos, CA 94070
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885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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