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15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange County, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
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