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135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
80 South Lake Avenue, Suite 590, Pasadena, CA 91101
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newport Beach, CA
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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