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11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
6351 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 101-B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
11835 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newport Beach, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, 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