Top Livermore, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
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100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
2332 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
600 Allerton Ave, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, Ca 94063
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
PO Box 9536, San Rafael, CA 94912
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415 Mission St, Suite 5400, San Francisco, CA 94105
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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