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10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2900 Birch Street, Suite C204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010, Los Angeles, CA 90010
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
18411 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 120, Torrance, CA 90504
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4350 Von Karman Ave, 4th FL, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
1300 Bristol St. N., Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92707
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
1010 Wilshire Blvd, Ste.1415, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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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