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2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Woods, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
23 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 125, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
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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