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1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Hills, CA
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
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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