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1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
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1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1210, Oakland, CA 94612
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1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
1333 North California Boulevard, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
PO Box 7220, Berkeley, CA 94707
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
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350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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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