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324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
2600 Michelson Dr, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92612
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
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433 North Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
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1010 Wilshire Blvd, Ste.1415, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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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