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23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
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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