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835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Niguel, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
3 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
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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