Top Clayton, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
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166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
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24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
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555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
415 Mission St, Suite 5400, San Francisco, CA 94105
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
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701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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333 Bradford St, Suite 170, Redwood City, CA 94063
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
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1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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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