Top Mill Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
50 California St, Suite 2750, San Francisco, CA 94111
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
201 Spear St, Ste 1199, San Francisco, CA 94105
420 3rd Street, Suite 250-A, Oakland, CA 94607
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
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