Top Half Moon Bay, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, 24th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, 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