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9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
206 W 4th St, Suite 303, Santa Ana, CA 92701
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Beach, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, 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