Top Tiburon, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
475 Sansome St, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
600 Allerton Street, Suite 201G, Redwood City, CA 94063
154 Baker St, San Francisco, CA 94117
825 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
1801 Oakland Blvd, Suite 370, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
201 Spear Street, Suite 1198, San Francisco, CA 94105
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1534 Plaza Ln, Suite 324, Burlingame, CA 94010
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
PO Box 7403, Berkeley, CA 94707
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
PO Box 9536, San Rafael, CA 94912
101 California Street, Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
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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