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4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 1250, Newport Beach, CA 92660
121 W Lexington Dr, L100, Glendale, CA 91203
427 North Canon Drive, Suite 216, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1250 E Walnut St, #136, Pasadena, CA 91106
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
1851 E 1st St, #410, Santa Ana, CA 92705
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
750 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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