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5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
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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