Top Oakland, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
611 Gateway Blvd, Suite 120, South San Francisco, CA 94080
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
50 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
1448 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
Oakland 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