Top San Rafael, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
300 Broadway, Suite 12, San Francisco, CA 94133
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
1857 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
1534 Plaza Ln, Suite 324, Burlingame, CA 94010
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1350, Oakland, CA 94612
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
3223 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94103
260 California Street, Suite 1002, San Francisco, CA 94111
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
2431 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
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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