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201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Dana Point, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
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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