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15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
180 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
11313 Farlin Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
888 West 6th St, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1122 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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