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11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
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450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
137 S. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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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