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16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
120 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1604 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
424 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3200 Park Center Dr, Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2522 Chambers Road #V213, Tustin, CA 9278092780
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
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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