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650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Woods, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Woods, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 125, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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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