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120 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park E, Ste. 2400, Century City, CA 90067
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
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5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
25909 Pala, Suite 300, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
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18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2112 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
3200 Park Center Dr, Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
13101 Washington Blvd., Suite 464, Los Angeles, CA 90066
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92612
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
Laguna Beach Drug Possession Information
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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