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695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
16152 Beach Blvd, Suite 280, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
5 Park Plaza, Ste 650, Irvine, CA 92614
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
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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