Top Livermore, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
Livermore 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