Top San Carlos, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
50 California St, Ste 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520, Redwood City, CA 94065
1 Post St, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94104
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
44 Montgomery St, 38th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
555 California Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94104
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
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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