Top Half Moon Bay, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520, Redwood City, CA 94065
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
555 California Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94104
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
201 Spear St, Ste 1199, San Francisco, CA 94105
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1101 Marina Village, Parkway Suite 201, Alameda, CA 94501
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
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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