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11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
23 Corporate Plaza Dr, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92612
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
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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