Top Portola Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
605 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
650 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 94025-4885
600 Allerton Ave, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, Ca 94063
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
333 Bradford St, Suite 170, Redwood City, CA 94063
1211 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
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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