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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
505 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1100, Glendale, CA 91203
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
400 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
674 County Square Dr, Suite 209-D, Ventura, CA 93003
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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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