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10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
206 W 4th St, Suite 303, Santa Ana, CA 92701
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
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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