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11313 Farlin Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612-4412
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
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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