Top Burlingame, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2431 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
11844 Dublin Blvd, Suite A, Dublin, CA 94568
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
1 Kaiser Plz, Ordway Building 1, Suite 2300, Oakland, CA 94612
1766 18th Street Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94107
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
PO Box 9536, San Rafael, CA 94912
PO Box 7403, Berkeley, CA 94707
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
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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