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18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
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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