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40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
835 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 5, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving La Palma, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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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