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2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
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2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 790, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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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