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782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
2029 Century Pk E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
7462 North Figueroa Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90041
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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