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12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 1250, Newport Beach, CA 92660
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
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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