Top Pacifica, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 California Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94111
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
555 California Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94104
201 North Civic Drive, Suite 225, Walnut Creek, CA 94507
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
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