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350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
555 S Flower St, Fl 43, Los Angeles, CA 90071
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
7462 North Figueroa Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90041
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2002 Fourth Street, Suite 410, Santa Monica, CA 90405
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
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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