Top Corte Madera, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
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555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
2831 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
3661 Grand Avenue, Suite 205, Oakland, CA 94610
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
388 Market St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Montgomery St, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94111
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94123
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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