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1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
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405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
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15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
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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