Top Nevada City, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
401 Spring St. Ste. 101, Nevada City, CA 95959
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505 Coyote Street, Suite A, Nevada City, CA 95959
15695 Donner Pass Road, Suite 103, Truckee, CA 96161
11149 Brockway Rd, Suite 100, Truckee, CA 96161
11260 Donner Pass Rd, Suite C1, PMB 416, Truckee, CA 96161
226 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA 95945
We found a limited number of Drug Possession law firms in Nevada City. Below are some of the closest additional firms.
3522 Deer Park Drive, Stockton, CA 95219
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Bird & Van Dyke, Inc. can help you find legal solutions for your Drug Possession issue. The practice serves the Nevada City, California area.
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803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
Need help with Drug Possession in California? Jayne Law Group, P.C. helps clients in the Nevada City area.
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600 Allerton St, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
Get assistance for your Drug Possession issue in the Nevada City, California area. Peter F. Goldscheider Law Offices can help.
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1515 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603
1515 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603
6073 Kingwood Circle, Rocklin, CA 95677
2281 Lava Ridge Ct, Suite 130, Roseville, CA 95661
2220 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 220, Roseville, CA 95661
1129 "D" Street, Drawer A, Marysville, CA 95901
Nevada City 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