Top Walnut Creek, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1210, Oakland, CA 94612
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
350 Townsend St, Suite 409, San Francisco, CA 94107
3640 Grand Ave, Suite 211, Oakland, CA 94610
1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 Post St, Suite 2800, San Francisco, CA 94104
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1450, San Francisco, CA 94111
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
317 Washington St., Suite 237, Oakland, CA 94607
1255 Treat Blvd, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
1100 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
433 Town Center, Suite 715, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
2300 Contra Costa Blvd, Suite 500, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901-3246
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
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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