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333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15303 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
180 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
888 West 6th St, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2029 Century Pk E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
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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