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3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
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10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, 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