Top San Mateo, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
33753 Quail Run Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94111-3821
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
885 Bryant St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
166 Geary St, Suite 1500 #2658, San Francisco, CA 94108
2309 Noriega St, # 46, San Francisco, CA 94122
421 Grand Avenue, Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94103
260 California Street, Suite 1002, San Francisco, CA 94111
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, 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