Top Piedmont, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
600 Allerton Ave, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, Ca 94063
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
2831 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
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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