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5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
16200 Ventura Blvd., Suite 315, Encino, CA 91436
2600 Michelson Dr, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92612
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 520, Pasadena, CA 91101
10940 Wilshire Blvd, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
201 E Center St, Suite 112 #3377, Anaheim, CA 92805
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
424 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1801 Century Park E, Ste. 2400, Century City, CA 90067
120 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
1604 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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