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520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
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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