Top San Mateo, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
203 Redwood Shores Pwky, Ste 450, Redwood City, CA 94065
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 21, Hayward, CA 94545
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
PO Box 7403, Berkeley, CA 94707
PO Box 9536, San Rafael, CA 94912
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
San Mateo 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