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355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3801 University Ave, Suite 265, Riverside, CA 92501
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, CA 92614
10601 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
17800 Casleton Street, Suite 605, City of Industry, CA 91748
100 N. Euclid Avenue, Second Floor, Upland, CA 91786
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving El Segundo, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
825 Wilshire Blvd. 109, Santa Monica, CA 90401
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3685 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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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