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6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
643 S. Olive Street, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
466 Foothill Blvd, #430, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
6351 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 101-B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
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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