Top Millbrae, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
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420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
50 California St, Suite 2750, San Francisco, CA 94111
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11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111
415 Mission St, Suite 5400, San Francisco, CA 94105
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
201 North Civic Drive, Suite 225, Walnut Creek, CA 94507
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
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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