Top Hayward, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
3640 Grand Ave, Suite 211, Oakland, CA 94610
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
755 Florida Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94110
1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
2039 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
6379 Clark Avenue, Suite 220, Dublin, CA 94568
732 Addison Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94710
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
703 Market Street, Suite 913, San Francisco, CA 94103
819 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
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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