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11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
2321 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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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