Top Portola Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 Second St, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
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3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
555 California Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
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605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
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101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
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Portola Valley 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