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17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
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