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17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
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