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643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
466 Foothill Blvd, #430, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
555 West 5th Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
901 Dove St #120, Newport Beach, CA 92660
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park East, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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