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11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
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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