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3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
1447 Ford Street, Suite 201, Redlands, CA 92374
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
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15250 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1220, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
767 North Hill Street, Suite 106, Los Angeles, CA 90012
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
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5560 Ostin Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
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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