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333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1300 Bristol St. N., Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, CA 92614
206A East Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766
1010 Wilshire Blvd, Ste.1415, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4350 Von Karman Ave, 4th FL, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
2900 Birch Street, Suite C204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Coto de Caza, CA
355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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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