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3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Fountain Valley, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, 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