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6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
19200 Von Karman Avenue, 4th Floor, Irvine, CA 92612
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
5 Park Plaza, Ste 650, Irvine, CA 92614
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1750, Irvine, CA 92614
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92612
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
7462 North Figueroa Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90041
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
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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