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2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3890 11th St, Suite 218, Riverside, Ca 92501
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
2049 Century Park East, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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