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19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
6351 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 101-B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
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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