Top Burlingame, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
235 Montgomery St, Suite 905, San Francisco, CA 94104
44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3850, San Francisco, CA 94104
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
1934 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
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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