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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Corona del Mar, CA
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
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3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Corona del Mar Drug Possession Information
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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