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201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
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345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
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1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
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1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
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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