Top Walnut Creek, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
526 3rd St, Ste A-2, San Rafael, CA 94901
2175 North California Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1333 North California Boulevard, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1 Market St, Steuart Tower, Suite 1070, San Francisco, CA 94105
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
601 Montgomery St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111
155 Montgomery St, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94104
135 Main Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
1111 Broadway, Suite 2150, Oakland, CA 94607
50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
650 5th St, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94107
2100 Embarcadero, Suite 204, Oakland, CA 94606
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700, Concord, CA 94520
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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