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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newport Beach, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
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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