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22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 125, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612-4412
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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