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11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
15303 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
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620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Huntington Beach Drug Possession Information
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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