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1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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45841 Oasis St., #5, Indio, CA 92201
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Van Nuys, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
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5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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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