Top South San Francisco, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
649 Main St, Suite 103, Box 207, Martinez, CA 94553
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560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
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1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
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550 California Street, Suite 910, San Francisco, CA 94104
600 Allerton St., Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
803 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
217 Leidesdorff St, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
650 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 94025-4885
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201, Redwood City, CA 94063
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333 Bradford St, Suite 190, Redwood City, CA 94063
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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