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1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
5200 North Irwindale Avenue, Suite 170, Irwindale, CA 91706
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
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3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Capistrano Beach, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
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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