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9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
6303 Owensmouth Ave, Floor 10, Suite 991, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
545 S Figueroa St., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3600 Lime St, Suite 111, Riverside, CA 92501
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16000 Ventura Boulevard, PH 1208, Encino, CA 91436
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, 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