Top San Rafael, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
44 Montgomery St, 38th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
3311 Mission St, Suite 187, San Francisco, CA 94110
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 806, Oakland, CA 94612
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4427
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111
50 California St, Suite 2750, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 California St, Suite 4925, San Francisco, CA 94104
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 195, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
620 Jefferson Ave., 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