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8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
515 S. Flower St, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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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