Top Union City, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
1020 Aileen St, Lafayette, CA 94549
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
PO Box 7220, Berkeley, CA 94707
2014 Oakland Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
1990 N California Blvd, 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1388 Sutter St, Suite 805, San Francisco, CA 94109
701 Escobar Street, Suite D, Martinez, CA 94553
1196 Boulevard Way, Suite 20, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1000 Brannan Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
22762 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541
333 Bradford Street, Suite 130, Redwood City, CA 94063
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
214 Duboce Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103
PO Box 9536, San Rafael, CA 94912
PO Box 7403, Berkeley, CA 94707
50 California Street, 34th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
255 Kansas Street, Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94103
800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025
1999 Harrison St, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA 94612
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1210, Oakland, CA 94612
2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 315, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
548 Market St, Suite 95752, San Francisco, CA 94104
Union City 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