Top Danville, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
525 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
1934 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
1020 Aileen St, Lafayette, CA 94549
11844 Dublin Blvd, Suite A, Dublin, CA 94568
1100 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
4 Orinda Way, Suite 200-D, Orinda, CA 94563
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
50 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
2831 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
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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