Top Orinda, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
1020 Aileen St, Lafayette, CA 94549
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
456 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
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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