Top Saratoga, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1885 The Alameda, Suite 210, San Jose, CA 95126
355 Woodview Ave, Suite 100, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
1001 Page Mill Road, Building One, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304
333 W Santa Clara St, Suite 700, San Jose, CA 95113
Embarcadero Place, 2100 Geng Road, Suite 210, Palo Alto, CA 94303
950 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 1113, San Jose, CA 95128
2391 The Alameda, Suite 205, Santa Clara, CA 95050
675 N First St, Suite 1050, San Jose, CA 95112
1625 The Alameda, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95126-2223
228 Hamilton Ave., 3rd Floor, Palo Alto, CA 94301
99 N First St, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95113
740 Front Street, Suite 325, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1625 The Alameda, Suite 801, San Jose, CA 95126
1520 The Alameda, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95126
675 N 1st Street, Suite 790, San Jose, CA 95112
650 Castro St, #120-412, Mountain View, CA 94041
Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
10080 N Wolfe Rd, Suite SW3-299, Cupertino, CA 95014
510 South Mathilda Avenue, Suite 8, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
2211 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto, CA 94306
1530 The Alameda, Suite 301, San Jose, CA 95126
1001 Page Mill Rd, Building 1, Palo Alto, CA 94304
1900 Camden Avenue, Suite 101, San Jose, CA 95124
311 Bonita Drive, Aptos, CA 95003
55 River St, Suite 220, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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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