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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
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100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
5200 North Irwindale Avenue, Suite 170, Irwindale, CA 91706
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, 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