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3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
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11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Beach, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
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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