Top Sausalito, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
233 Sansome Street, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94104
333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
45 Fremont St, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105
701 Escobar Street, Suite, D, Martinez, CA 94553
1061 Eastshore Hwy, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94710
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
214 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
660 El Camino Real, Suite 214, Millbrae, CA 94030
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
1020 B St, San Rafael, CA 94901
600 Allerton St, Ste 202G, Redwood City, CA 94063
1511 Sycamore Ave, Ste. M #246, Hercules, CA 94547
851 Burlway Rd., Suite 609, Burlingame, CA 94010
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
525 Market Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2708
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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