Top San Mateo, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
1388 Sutter Street, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400, Burlingame, CA 94010
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
819 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Mateo, CA
655 Redwood Highway, Suite 277, Mill Valley, CA 94941
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1534 Plaza Ln, Suite 324, Burlingame, CA 94010
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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