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3576 Arlington Ave, Suite 212, Riverside, CA 92506
901 Dove St #120, Newport Beach, CA 92660
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90024
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
1306 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
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2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
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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