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2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1640, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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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