Top Clayton, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
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350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
990 Industrial Road Suite 209, San Carlos, CA 94070
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260 California Street, Suite 1002, San Francisco, CA 94111
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600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, 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