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15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612-4412
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Midway City, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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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