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660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
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600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
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601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
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1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
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
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
1407 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2039 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704
1459 18th Street, Suite 148, San Francisco, CA 94107
703 Market Street, Suite 913, San Francisco, CA 94103
732 Addison Street, Suite A, Berkeley, CA 94710
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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