Top Livermore, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
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1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
1333 N California Blvd, Suite 220, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1981 N Broadway, Suite 440-A, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
201 Spear St, Ste 1199, San Francisco, CA 94105
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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