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2522 Chambers Road #V213, Tustin, CA 9278092780
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
1010 Wilshire Blvd, Ste.1415, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1880 Century Park East, Suite # 1104, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
2600 Michelson Dr, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92612
355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 520, Pasadena, CA 91101
10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2112 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntington Beach, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
23 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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