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303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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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