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14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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