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1122 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
15260 Ventura Blvd, Penthouse 2200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1801 Century Park E, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90067
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
643 S. Olive Street, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
466 Foothill Blvd, #430, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
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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