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500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612-4412
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 206, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
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350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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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