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11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Pacoima, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
767 North Hill Street, Suite 106, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
500 North Central Ave, Suite 610, Glendale, CA 91203
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
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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