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1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4425 Jamboree, Suite 130, Newport Beach, CA 92660
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
1250 E Walnut St, #136, Pasadena, CA 91106
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Juan Capistrano, CA
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 790, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
San Juan Capistrano Drug Possession Information
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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