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3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2050 Main, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
545 S Figueroa St., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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