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1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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