Top Hayward, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
819 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Hayward, CA
655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
605 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
1934 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
101 California Street, Suite 4100, 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