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6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 700, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
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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