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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newport Coast, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
23 Corporate Plaza Dr, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
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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