Top Emeryville, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
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333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
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423 Washington Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94111
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
809 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
4 Orinda Way, Suite 200-D, Orinda, CA 94563
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
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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