| CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES � CONTAINED IN SCHEDULES IN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE � SCHEDULE I DRUGS SUPPOSEDLY HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE � SCHEDULES LIST DRUGS BY THEIR CHEMICAL NAMES ONLY � WITHOUT A DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT DRUGS ARE ACTUALLY LISTED IN WHAT SCHEDULES POSSESSION CRIMES � IN ACTUAL POSSESSION � SOMETHING ACTUALLY ON YOU IN SOME WAY � IN CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION � YOU HAD DIRECT OR INDIRECT RIGHT OF CONTROL � EITHER SUFFICIENT FOR PROSECUTION � KNOWLEDGE MUST BE PROVEN... � KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURE OF THE SUBSTANCE � KNOWLEDGE IT WAS THERE � KNOWLEDGE INCLUDES �SHOULD HAVE KNOWN� � MUST BE A USEABLE AMOUNT POSSESSION PENALTIES � POSSESSION OF ANY USEABLE AMOUNT... � OF ANY DRUG... � IN ANY SCHEDULE (EXCEPT MARIJUANA) ... � IS A WOBBLER OR FELONY POSSESSION FOR SALE ALWAYS A FELONY (INCL. MARIJUANA) � MUST PROVE: � ALL ELEMENTS OF POSSESSION... � AND SUFFICIENT QUANTITY FOR SALE... � AND SPECIFIC INTENT TO SELL PRESCRIBED DRUGS � SOME DRUGS CANNOT BE PRESCRIBED... � HEROIN, COCAINE AND PEYOTE HAVE NO PROVEN MEDICINAL USES � SEPARATE MISDEMEANOR IF PRESCRIBED DRUG NOT IN PHARMACY CONTAINER MARIJUANA � NOT A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO POSSESS MARIJUANA IF RECOMMENDED BY A PHYSICIAN � STILL A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW � POSSESSION OF LESS THAN AN OUNCE (28.5 GRAMS) (W/OUT DOCTOR�S RECOMMENDATION)... � MUST CITE, MAY NOT ARREST � POSSESSION OF MORE THAN AN OUNCE, AN ARRESTABLE MISDEMEANOR � CULTIVATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MARIJUANA, FELONIES (W/OUT DR. RECOMMENDATION) SELLING FAKE DRUGS � A WOBBLER TO SELL ANY SUBSTANCE... � LEADING BUYER TO BELIEVE THE SUBSTANCE IS CONTROLLED BEING IN A PLACE WHERE DRUGS ARE BEING USED � A MISDEMEANOR JUST TO BE THERE � INCLUDES �SHOULD HAVE KNOWN� DRUGS BEING USED � INCLUDES EVERY DRUG EXCEPT MARIJUANA UNDER THE INFLUENCE � NOT �DRUNK,� BUT �ANY APPRECIABLE EFFECT� � UNDER INFLUENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, A MISDEMEANOR MISDEMEANOR DUI � DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF ANY DRUG OR ALCOHOL OR BOTH (INCL. PRESCRIBED DRUGS) OR ... � DRIVING WITH BLOOD/ALCOHOL CONTENT OF .08% OR MORE, OR ... � DRIVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE W/ .04 BAC FELONY DUI � DUI (LESSER/INCLUDED OFFENSE) AND ... � DOING PROHIBITED ACT OR FAILING TO DO REQUIRED ACT, AND ... � CAUSING INJURY (OTHER THAN TO SELF) DUI WITH PRIOR CONVICTIONS � 3 OR MORE PREVIOUS DUI CONVICTIONS WITHIN 7 YEARS, A MISD. DUI BECOMES A FELONY � INCLUDES �WET RECKLESS� � SAME FOR PRIOR FELONY DUI OR VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER WITHIN 10 YRS. |