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1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park East, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
Orange County Drug Possession Information
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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