Top Hayward, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
333 Bradford St, Suite 170, Redwood City, CA 94063
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
2332 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
1101 Marina Village, Parkway Suite 201, Alameda, CA 94501
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, 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