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4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
2030 Main Street, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92614
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
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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