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15303 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
4425 Jamboree, Suite 130, Newport Beach, CA 92660
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
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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