Top Portola Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1101 Marina Village, Parkway Suite 201, Alameda, CA 94501
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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