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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
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2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
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6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
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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