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4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010, Los Angeles, CA 90010
6131 Orangethorpe Ave, Suite 370, Buena Park, CA 90620
1300 Bristol St. N., Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, CA 92614
120 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1801 Century Park E, Ste. 2400, Century City, CA 90067
18411 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 120, Torrance, CA 90504
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Buena Park, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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