Top Castro Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
423 Washington Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94111
2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 2nd St, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 California Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 California Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
44 Montgomery St, 38th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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