Top Castro Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1020 Aileen St, Lafayette, CA 94549
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
2332 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1934 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
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