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3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
15 S Raymond Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91105
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5200 North Irwindale Avenue, Suite 170, Irwindale, CA 91706
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
206 W 4th St, Suite 303, Santa Ana, CA 92701
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
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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