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135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
15260 Ventura Blvd, Penthouse 2200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
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600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15303 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
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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