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4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
15260 Ventura Blvd, Penthouse 2200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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