Top Piedmont, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
44 Montgomery St, 38th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
101 California Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94111
650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
101 2nd St, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
535 Mission St, 25th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94105
The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2669
555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
600 Allerton Ave, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, Ca 94063
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612
201 Spear St, Ste 1199, San Francisco, CA 94105
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Piedmont 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