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16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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725 S Figueroa St, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
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1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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