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7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
801 S Figueroa St, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90017
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
505 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1100, Glendale, CA 91203
432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
400 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
3576 Arlington Ave, Suite 212, Riverside, CA 92506
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
4160 Temescal Canyon Rd, Suite 406, Corona, CA 92883
1933 S. Broadway, Suite1107-B, Los Angeles, CA 90007
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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