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200 Culver Blvd, Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90293
14500 Roscoe Blvd, Suite 400, Van Nuys, CA 91402
299 W Foothill Blvd, Suite 204, Upland, CA 91786
3850 Vine St, Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92507
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
1000 Town Center Dr, Suite 300, Oxnard, CA 93036
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
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900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
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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