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811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 900, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
17434 Bellflower Blvd., Ste. 200-229, North Hollywood, CA 90706
1278 Glenneyre St, #121, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
206A East Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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4000 MacArthur Blvd., East Tower Suite 615, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2050 Main Street, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614
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13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, 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