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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
10960 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 760, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2321 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
8938 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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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