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PO Box 7220, Berkeley, CA 94707
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
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50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
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737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
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1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1210, Oakland, CA 94612
1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
755 Florida Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94110
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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