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11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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