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8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
2321 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
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802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
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2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
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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