Top Livermore, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Livermore, CA
655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
605 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1981 N Broadway, Suite 440-A, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
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