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555 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
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2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
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701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
840 Hinckley Road, Suite 101, Burlingame, CA 94010
423 Washington Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94111
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
650 5th St, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94107
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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