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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7689
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
15 S Raymond Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91105
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
2049 Century Park East, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
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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