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Certified specialist in criminal law with more than 30 years experience.
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6345 Balboa Blvd, Suite 247, Encino, CA 91316
If you need Drug Possession help in California, contact Law Office of Gregory Rubel, a local practice in Placentia, for legal representation.
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16520 Bake Parkway, Suite 280, Irvine, CA 92618
Representing people in Placentia, California with their Drug Possession issues.
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23679 Calabasas Road, Suite 412, Calabasas, CA 91302
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1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
Contact Law Offices of David Borsari for experienced Drug Possession guidance in Placentia, California.
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355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90028
2522 Chambers Road #V213, Tustin, CA 9278092780
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18411 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 120, Torrance, CA 90504
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92707
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 900, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
1440 N Harbor Blvd, #120, Fullerton, CA 92835
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, CA 92614
2050 Main Street, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614
4350 Von Karman Ave, 4th FL, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
1300 Bristol St. N., Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
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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