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8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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