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4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
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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