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2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving La Habra, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
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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