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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 700, Newport Beach, CA 92660
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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