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500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
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1851 E 1st St, #410, Santa Ana, CA 92705
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
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Westminster 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