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3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
15260 Ventura Blvd, Penthouse 2200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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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