Top Walnut Creek, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
717 Washington St, Floor 2, Oakland, CA 94607
1841 Fourth St, Suite D, Livermore, CA 94550-3126
234 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
245 Fifth Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94103
350 Townsend St, Suite 306 & 307, San Francisco, CA 94107
507 Polk Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94102
505 Montgomery St, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
420 Third St, Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94607
155 Sansome Street, Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
Law Chambers Bldg, 345 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
635 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA 94117
823 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
1448 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
1555 Botelho Dr, Suite 149, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2672 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564
601 Montgomery St, Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94111
100 Pine St, Suite 3100, San Francisco, CA 94111
737 Tehama Street, No. 3, San Francisco, CA 94103
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1210, Oakland, CA 94612
1990 N. California Blvd.,, Suite 830, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2175 North California Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1333 North California Boulevard, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
100 Pringle Ave, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
803 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
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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