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725 S Figueroa St, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
23 Corporate Plaza Dr, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
5 Park Plaza, Ste 650, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
19200 Von Karman Avenue, 4th Floor, Irvine, CA 92612
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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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