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870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
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101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
201 North Civic Drive, Suite 225, Walnut Creek, CA 94507
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
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166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
600 Allerton Ave, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, Ca 94063
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
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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