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4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
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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