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1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
750 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
1999 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Beach, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
1748 W Katella Ave, Ste 105, Orange, CA 92867
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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