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201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
3 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2 Park Plaza, Ste 1250, Irvine, CA 92614
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
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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