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15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92612
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
19200 Von Karman Avenue, 4th Floor, Irvine, CA 92612
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5 Park Plaza, Ste 650, Irvine, CA 92614
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
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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