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1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
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3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
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1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
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418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
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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