Top Millbrae, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
1448 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111
50 California St, Suite 2750, San Francisco, CA 94111
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
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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