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35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
5 Park Plaza, Ste 650, Irvine, CA 92614
16152 Beach Blvd, Suite 280, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
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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