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333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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