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1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
70 South Lake Ave, Suite 960, Pasadena, CA 91101
15915 Ventura Blvd, Ste. 203, Encino, CA 91436
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
1278 Glenneyre St, #121, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92707
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
750 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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