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5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
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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