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724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
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25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
5200 North Irwindale Avenue, Suite 170, Irwindale, CA 91706
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205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
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100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
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333 West Broadway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
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3237 E Guasti Rd, Suite 220, Ontario, CA 91761
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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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