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400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
2049 Century Park E, #2525, 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