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505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1000 Brannan St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
703 Market Street, Suite 913, San Francisco, CA 94103
732 Addison Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94710
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234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
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350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
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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