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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Long Beach, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2945 Los Olivos, Unit 103, Oxnard, CA 93036
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
13252 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite 207, Garden Grove, CA 92843
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
306 W 2nd St, Suite 202, San Bernardino, CA 92401
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
2497 E Harbor Blvd, Suite 3, Ventura, CA 93001
3801 University Ave, Suite 260, Riverside, CA 92501
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
655 North Central Ave, Suite 2300, Glendale, CA 91203
301 East Ocean Blvd, Suite 1550, Long Beach, CA 90802
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
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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