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1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Westminster, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
5200 North Irwindale Avenue, Suite 170, Irwindale, CA 91706
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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