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9333 Base Line Rd, Ste 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
4333 Orange St, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501-3859
299 W Foothill Blvd, Suite 204, Upland, CA 91786
3850 Vine St, Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92507
3801 University Ave, Suite 265, Riverside, CA 92501
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100 N. Euclid Avenue, Second Floor, Upland, CA 91786
222 N Mountain Ave, Suite 100, Upland, CA 91786
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6877 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506
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8331 Utica Ave, Suite 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
3890 11th St, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
1447 Ford Street, Suite 201, Redlands, CA 92374
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357 West 2nd Street, Suite 12, San Bernardino, CA 92401
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
77564A Country Club Dr #118, Palm Desert, CA 92211
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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