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2029 Century Pk E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
40335 Winchester Rd, Suite E-PMB 108, Temecula, CA 92591
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Beverly Hills, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
2049 Century Park E, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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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