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14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
215 N Marengo Ave, Third Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7689
610 Newport Center Drive, 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