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825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
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350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
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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