Top Piedmont, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
3640 Grand Ave, Suite 211, Oakland, CA 94610
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
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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