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27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
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555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
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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