Top Hillsborough, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
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214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
6379 Clark Avenue, Suite 220, Dublin, CA 94568
703 Market Street, Suite 913, San Francisco, CA 94103
819 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
732 Addison Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94710
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
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245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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