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18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7689
6314 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 215, Van Nuys, CA 91401
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
80 South Lake Avenue, Suite 590, Pasadena, CA 91101
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
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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