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1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 790, Newport Beach, CA 92660
137 S. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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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