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7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
2050 Main, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
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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