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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
545 S Figueroa St., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Corona del Mar, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
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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