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625 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112
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300 South First Street, Suite 228, San Jose, CA 95113
1900 Camden Avenue, Suite 101, San Jose, CA 95124
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675 N 1st Street, Suite 790, San Jose, CA 95112
1400 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1194
3000 El Camino Real, 5 Palo Alto Square, 10th Floor, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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1010 West Taylor Street, San Jose, CA 95126
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46 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113
1279 Oakmead Pkwy, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
1376 N 4th St, Suite 102, San Jose, CA 95112
111 West St. John Street, Suite 555, San Jose, CA 95113
1939 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
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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