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900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
427 North Canon Drive, Suite 216, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
121 W Lexington Dr, L100, Glendale, CA 91203
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
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