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450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
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