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PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
777 South Figueroa Street, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
81 N. Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
550 S Hope St, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2945 Los Olivos, Unit 103, Oxnard, CA 93036
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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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