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388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
2900 Birch Street, Suite C204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2522 Chambers Road #V213, Tustin, CA 9278092780
18411 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 120, Torrance, CA 90504
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newport Coast, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, CA 92660
355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1010 Wilshire Blvd, Ste.1415, Los Angeles, CA 90017
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, CA 92614
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92612
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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