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2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
9440 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newport Beach, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, 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
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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