Top Saratoga, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1900 Camden Avenue, Suite 101, San Jose, CA 95124
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1870 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
310 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
3000 El Camino Real, 2 Palo Alto Square, Suite 900, Palo Alto, CA 94306
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400, Palo Alto, CA 94301
3150 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304
1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
167 Hamilton Ave, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94301
46 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113
1001 Page Mill Rd, Building 1, Palo Alto, CA 94304
1741 Technology Drive, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95110
1376 N 4th St, Suite 102, San Jose, CA 95112
1939 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
2479 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 185 (North Entrance), Palo Alto, CA 94303
50 West San Fernando Street, 10th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113
1001 Page Mill Road, Building One, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304
95 South Market Street Suite 640, San Jose, CA 95113
481 N. Santa Cruz Ave, Suite 301, Los Gatos, CA 95030
510 South Mathilda Avenue, Suite 8, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
One North Market Street, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95113
525 University Avenue, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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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