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1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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