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120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1880 Century Park East, Suite # 1104, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18411 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 120, Torrance, CA 90504
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
3200 Park Center Dr, Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92707
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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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