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1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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