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1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
835 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 5, Los Angeles, CA 90017
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
1851 E 1st St, #410, Santa Ana, CA 92705
750 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
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