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1150 S. Olive Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
9333 Base Line Rd, Ste 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
555 West 5th Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
260 Maple Ct, Suite 245, Ventura, CA 93003
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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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