Top Los Altos, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3000 El Camino Real, 2 Palo Alto Square, Suite 900, Palo Alto, CA 94306
1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
1001 Page Mill Rd, Building 1, Palo Alto, CA 94304
625 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112
45 E Julian St, San Jose, CA 95112
37 E Hedding St., San Jose, CA 95112
650 Castro St, #120-412, Mountain View, CA 94041
675 N 1st Street, Suite 790, San Jose, CA 95112
950 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 1113, San Jose, CA 95128
2391 The Alameda, Suite 205, Santa Clara, CA 95050
1279 Oakmead Pkwy, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
300 South First Street, Suite 228, San Jose, CA 95113
50 West San Fernando Street, 10th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113
755 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
95 South Market Street Suite 640, San Jose, CA 95113
1870 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
310 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
One North Market Street, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95113
355 Woodview Ave, Suite 100, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94306
2400 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304
111 West St. John Street, Suite 555, San Jose, CA 95113
160 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 1180, San Jose, CA 95113
2103 North Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 700, Mountain View, CA 94040-1499
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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