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3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92612
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
470 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
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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