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1880 Century Park East, Suite # 1104, Los Angeles, CA 90067
626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2112 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92707
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
1278 Glenneyre St, #121, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
410 N Clark St., Orange, CA 92868
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
206A East Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4350 Von Karman Ave, 4th FL, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
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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