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675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
292 S La Cienega Blvd, Suite 332, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 700, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
18022 Cowan, Suite 285, Irvine, CA 92614
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 1250, Newport Beach, CA 92660
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
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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