Top San Carlos, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
235 Montgomery St, Suite 905, San Francisco, CA 94104
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
601 Marshall Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 700, Redwood City, CA 94065
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
11844 Dublin Blvd, Suite A, Dublin, CA 94568
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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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