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16000 Ventura Blvd., Penthouse Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 790, Newport Beach, CA 92660
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Universal City, CA
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
801 S Figueroa St, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90017
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400 North Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90067
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2049 Century Park E, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3218
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
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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