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16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 790, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
4425 Jamboree, Suite 130, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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