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10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2247 San Diego Ave., Indian Wells, CA 92210
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 6000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
7095 Indiana Avenue, Suite 200, Riverside, CA 92506
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
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15250 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1220, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
45-290 Fargo St, Indio, CA 92201
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
300 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4160 Temescal Canyon Rd, Suite 406, Corona, CA 92883
2049 Century Park E, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3218
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
17768 Wika Rd, Suite 201, Apple Valley, CA 92307
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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