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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
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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