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1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
2050 Main Street, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614
620 Newport Center Dr., Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1880 Century Park East, Suite # 1104, Los Angeles, CA 90067
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
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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