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6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
137 S. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
6351 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 101-B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
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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