Top Bethel Island, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
555 California Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94104
201 North Civic Drive, Suite 225, Walnut Creek, CA 94507
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
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166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Bethel Island Drug Possession Information
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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