Top Hayward, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
1766 18th Street Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94107
1 Kaiser Plz, Ordway Building 1, Suite 2300, Oakland, CA 94612
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
840 Hinckley Road, Suite 101, Burlingame, CA 94010
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
650 5th St, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94107
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
333 Bradford St, Suite 170, Redwood City, CA 94063
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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