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14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Trabuco Canyon, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Trabuco Canyon 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