Top Mill Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
3450 Geary Blvd, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94118
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1934 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1164 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
Mill Valley Drug Possession Information
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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