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100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
6454 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 150, Van Nuys, CA 91401
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
405 North Maclay Avenue, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Mission Hills, CA
16255 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1106, Encino, CA 91436
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
Two California Plaza, Suite 3100, 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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