Top Mill Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1534 Plaza Ln, Suite 324, Burlingame, CA 94010
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
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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