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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4340 Von Karman Ave, Suite 285, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1748 W Katella Ave, Ste 105, Orange, CA 92867
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
701 N Brand blvd., Suite 200-B, Glendale, CA 91203
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
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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