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19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
545 S Figueroa St., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park E, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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