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14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90024
206A East Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766
301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 520, Pasadena, CA 91101
1604 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
15915 Ventura Blvd, Ste. 203, Encino, CA 91436
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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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