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520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
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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