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888 West 6th St, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
11313 Farlin Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
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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