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427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
9440 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
714 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90015
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Hills, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
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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