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16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 700, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
18022 Cowan, Suite 285, Irvine, CA 92614
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 1250, Newport Beach, CA 92660
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
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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