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650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park East, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, 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