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21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
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
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
2321 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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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