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851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
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1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
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1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
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1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
650 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 94025-4885
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
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803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
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655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
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Half Moon Bay Drug Possession Information
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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