Top Hillsborough, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
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1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
840 Hinckley Road, Suite 101, Burlingame, CA 94010
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
650 5th St, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94107
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
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Hillsborough 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