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827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
424 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 520, Pasadena, CA 91101
10940 Wilshire Blvd, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
201 E Center St, Suite 112 #3377, Anaheim, CA 92805
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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