Top Martinez, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
1981 N Broadway, Suite 440-A, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
201 Spear St, Ste 1199, San Francisco, CA 94105
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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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