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15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
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9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
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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