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3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
10960 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 760, Los Angeles, CA 90024
1748 W Katella Ave, Ste 105, Orange, CA 92867
4340 Von Karman Ave, Suite 285, Newport Beach, CA 92660
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
901 Dove St #120, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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