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3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Fountain Valley, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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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