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644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
1999 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
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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