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6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
3237 E Guasti Rd, Suite 220, Ontario, CA 91761
81 N. Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Covina, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
550 S Hope St, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
21151 S. Western Avenue, Suite 233, Torrance, CA 90501
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
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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