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5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
30721 Russell Ranch Rd, Suite 140, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1447 Ford Street, Suite 201, Redlands, CA 92374
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, 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