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12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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13252 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite 207, Garden Grove, CA 92843
2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, 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