Top Pacifica, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
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217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111-4164
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
3450 Geary Blvd, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94118
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415 Mission St, Suite 5400, San Francisco, CA 94105
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
201 North Civic Drive, Suite 225, Walnut Creek, CA 94507
333 Bradford St, Suite 170, Redwood City, CA 94063
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
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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