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555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
23 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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