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14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
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100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
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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