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490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
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400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
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22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
215 N Marengo Ave, Third Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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