Top Moraga, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
101 Broadway, Suite 264, Oakland, CA 94607
555 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
605 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
819 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109
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655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111-4164
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
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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