Top Clayton, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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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