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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Laguna Woods, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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