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23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
7462 North Figueroa Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90041
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
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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