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4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
725 S Figueroa St, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Fountain Valley, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5 Park Plaza, Ste 650, Irvine, CA 92614
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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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