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50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
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2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
703 Market Street, Suite 913, San Francisco, CA 94103
732 Addison Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94710
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505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
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1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
755 Florida Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94110
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
840 Hinckley Road, Suite 101, Burlingame, CA 94010
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
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415 Mission St, Suite 5600, 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