Top South San Francisco, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
201 Spear Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105
1640 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
101 California St, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
214 Duboce Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103
2332 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 2, Berkeley, CA 94710
1 Sansome Street, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94104
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
4040 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
1000 Fourth St., Suite 425, San Rafael, CA 94901
415 Mission St, Suite 5400, San Francisco, CA 94105
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
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