Top Fairfax, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901-3246
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
809 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1534 Plaza Ln, Suite 324, Burlingame, CA 94010
One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
235 Montgomery St, Suite 905, San Francisco, CA 94104
525 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
333 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 700, Redwood City, CA 94065
1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
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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