Top Union City, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 7403, Berkeley, CA 94707
11700 Dublin Blvd Ste 240, Dublin, CA 94568
461 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
3060 Kerner Blvd, Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94901
713 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111-4024
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
555 Mission Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
1875 S Grant St, Suite 925, San Mateo, CA 94402
870 Market Street, Suite 820, San Francisco, CA 94102
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94111
3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 225, Lafayette, CA 94549
2 Commercial Blvd, Suite 200B, Novato, CA 94949
345 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite E-115, San Francisco, CA 94102
240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
95 3rd St, #2, San Francisco, CA 94103
819 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
1211 Embarcadero,, Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94606
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
755 Florida Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94110
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