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21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
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3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, 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