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18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
15303 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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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