Top South San Francisco, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1100 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111
101 California St, Suite 4750, San Francisco, CA 94111-5872
220 Montgomery Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
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630 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Suite 200, Danville, CA 94526
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901-3246
809 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
870 Market Street, Suite 1151, San Francisco, CA 94102
475 14th Street, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94612
One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
235 Montgomery St, Suite 905, San Francisco, CA 94104
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
601 Marshall Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
50 California St, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA 94111
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
4040 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
South San Francisco Drug Possession Information
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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