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1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Mission Viejo, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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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