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3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
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1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
725 S Figueroa St, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Corona del Mar, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
825 Wilshire Blvd. 109, Santa Monica, CA 90401
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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