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870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94123
2831 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
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525 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
333 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 700, Redwood City, CA 94065
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1100 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
3640 Grand Ave, Suite 211, Oakland, CA 94610
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
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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