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20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange, CA
225 S. Lake Ave, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
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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