Top Livermore, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
1000 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 200, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
101 2nd St, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
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4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
555 California Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94104
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155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
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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