Top Hercules, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
423 Washington Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
Hercules Drug Possession Information
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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