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100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
137 S. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
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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