Top San Rafael, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
423 Washington Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94111
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 94612
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
San Rafael Drug Possession Information
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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