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2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
13252 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite 207, Garden Grove, CA 92843
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
3850 Vine St, Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92507
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
470 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
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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