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555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
2029 Century Pk E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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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