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1300 Clay St, Suite 685, Oakland, CA 94612
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50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
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600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
525 Market Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2708
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
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214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
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548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1100 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
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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