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2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Garden Grove, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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