Top San Rafael, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
611 Gateway Blvd, Suite 120, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
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350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
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1000 Brannan St, Suite 488, San Francisco, CA 94103
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217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
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4330 Redwood Hwy., Suite 350, San Rafael, CA 94903
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 262, San Rafael, CA 94903
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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