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333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Capistrano Beach, CA
355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, 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