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2 Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
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1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
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100 Pine St, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111
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1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
739 Calmar Avenue, 11th FL, Oakland, CA 94610
150 California St, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
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713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
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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