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10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
4695 MacArthur Ct., Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
515 S. Flower St, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
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3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
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18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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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