Top Castro Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1211 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606
2431 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
990 Industrial Road Suite 209, San Carlos, CA 94070
Pier 9 Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2831 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94103
260 California Street, Suite 1002, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
840 Hinckley Road, Suite 101, Burlingame, CA 94010
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
Castro Valley 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