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15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
23 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
2321 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
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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