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2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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