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1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
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East Los Angeles Drug Possession Information
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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