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3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2050 Main, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
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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