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1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
2029 Century Pk E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92612
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
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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