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444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
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400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
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714 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90015
674 County Square Dr, Suite 209-D, Ventura, CA 93003
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
82365 CA-111, Suite 100, Indio, CA 92201
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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
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6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floors, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
306 W 2nd St, Suite 202, San Bernardino, CA 92401
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225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
301 East Ocean Blvd, Suite 1550, Long Beach, CA 90802
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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