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400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
400 South Hope Street, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90024
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
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620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4129 Main Street, Suite 300-A, Riverside, CA 92501
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
82365 CA-111, Suite 100, Indio, CA 92201
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
10960 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 760, Los Angeles, CA 90024
40335 Winchester Rd, Suite E-PMB 108, Temecula, CA 92591
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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