Top Half Moon Bay, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
2332 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, 24th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
2831 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
3661 Grand Avenue, Suite 205, Oakland, CA 94610
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
1302 El Camino Real, Suite 175, Menlo Park, CA 94025
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1101 Marina Village, Parkway Suite 201, Alameda, CA 94501
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
50 California St, Suite 2750, San Francisco, CA 94111
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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