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17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
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