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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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