Top Menlo Park, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
840 Hinckley Road, Suite 101, Burlingame, CA 94010
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
650 5th St, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94107
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
630 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Suite 200, Danville, CA 94526
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901-3246
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
809 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, 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