Top Castro Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
555 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2039 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
2831 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Pier 9 Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2431 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
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
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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