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4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
19200 Von Karman Avenue, 4th Floor, Irvine, CA 92612
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
825 Wilshire Blvd. 109, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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