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625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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