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10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
515 S. Flower St, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
4425 Jamboree, Suite 130, Newport Beach, CA 92660
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
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400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
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205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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