Top Discovery Bay, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1020 Aileen St, Lafayette, CA 94549
PO Box 7220, Berkeley, CA 94707
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
1211 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
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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