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1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
2050 Main, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
18022 Cowan, Suite 285, Irvine, CA 92614
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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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