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13252 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite 207, Garden Grove, CA 92843
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
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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