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7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
80 South Lake Avenue, Suite 590, Pasadena, CA 91101
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
9440 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
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34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
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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