Top Pacifica, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1100 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
630 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Suite 200, Danville, CA 94526
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901-3246
809 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2039 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
819 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
Pacifica 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