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1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
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16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
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1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
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400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
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500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
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17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
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360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
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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