Top San Mateo, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3661 Grand Avenue, Suite 205, Oakland, CA 94610
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94123
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
333 Bradford St, Suite 170, Redwood City, CA 94063
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1100 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
630 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Suite 200, Danville, CA 94526
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901-3246
809 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
203 Redwood Shores Pwky, Ste 450, Redwood City, CA 94065
One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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