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120 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1604 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2112 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
3200 Park Center Dr, Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
17434 Bellflower Blvd., Ste. 200-229, North Hollywood, CA 90706
18881 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1600, Irvine, CA 92612
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
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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