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11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Lake Forest, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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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