Top San Pablo, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1120, Oakland, CA 94621
550 California St, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94108
235 Pine Street, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94104
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
6379 Clark Avenue, Suite 220, Dublin, CA 94568
1448 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94111
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
2006 Kala Bagai Wy, Suite 16, Berkeley, CA 94704
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
2175 North California Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1333 North California Boulevard, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 390, Pleasanton, CA 94588
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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