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1390 Market Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94102
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600 Allerton St, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
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160 Franklin St, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94607
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
1388 Sutter Street, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
235 Pine Street, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94104
555 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065
One Embarcadero Center, 32nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
580 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
1300 Clay St, Suite 685, Oakland, CA 94612
655 Montgomery Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94111
Airport Corporate Center, #1120, 7677 Oak Port Street, San Francisco, CA 94621
345 California Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94104
475 Sansome St, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
6689 Owens Drive, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1010 B Street, Suite 400, San Rafael, CA 94901
101 Second St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
420 Third Street, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
4 Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
611 Gateway Blvd, Suite 120, South San Francisco, CA 94080
533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400, Burlingame, CA 94010
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201G, Redwood City, CA 94063
7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1120, Oakland, CA 94621
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
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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