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3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
12130 Millennium Dr, Suite 300, Playa Vista, CA 90094
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1306 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
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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