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3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 790, Newport Beach, CA 92660
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
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633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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