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803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
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655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
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605 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063
1448 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
PO Box 7403, Berkeley, CA 94707
PO Box 9536, San Rafael, CA 94912
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Rodeo 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