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2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving La Habra Heights, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
466 Foothill Blvd, #430, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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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