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San Diego’s Tough Criminal Defense Attorney. Defending The Rights Of Clients Throughout San Diego County Since 1999.
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400 S Melrose Dr., Suite 101, Vista, CA 92081-6632
If you need Drug Possession help in California, contact Christoph Law Offices, a local practice in Encinitas, for legal representation.
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1902 Wright Place, Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Turner Law has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Encinitas, California.
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3755 Avocado Blvd, Suite 434, La Mesa, CA 91941
Law Offices of Chris Yturralde has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Encinitas, California.
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591 Camino De La Reina, Suite 1025, San Diego, CA 92108
109 W C St, Suite C, San Diego, CA 92101
380 South Melrose Dr, Suite 301, Vista, CA 92081
750 B Street, Suite 1710, San Diego, CA 92101
440 S Melrose Dr, Suite 204, Vista, CA 92081
2550 Fifth Ave, Suite 1050, San Diego, CA 92103
402 West Broadway, Suite 1650, San Diego, CA 92101
11440 W. Bernardo Court, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92127
401 W A St, Suite 1150, San Diego, CA 92101
400 South Melrose Drive, Suite 109, Vista, CA 92081-6632
445 Marine View Ave, Suite 30, Del Mar, CA 92014
531 Encinitas Blvd, Suite 111, Encinitas, CA 92024
401 West A Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-8484
225 Broadway, Suite 1700, San Diego, CA 92101
3579 Valley Centre Dr, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130
501 West Broadway, Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92101-3577
402 W Broadway, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92101
2175 Salk Avenue, Suite 180, Carlsbad, CA 92008
501 West Broadway, Suite 1660, San Diego, CA 92101
550 West C Street, Suite 620, San Diego, CA 92101
12636 High Bluff Dr, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92130
8880 Rio San Diego Dr Ste 800, San Diego, CA 92108-1642
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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