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4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
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225 S. Lake Ave, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
19200 Von Karman Avenue, 4th Floor, Irvine, CA 92612
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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