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23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
825 Wilshire Blvd. 109, Santa Monica, CA 90401
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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