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1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4425 Jamboree, Suite 130, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1801 Century Park E, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
901 Dove St #120, Newport Beach, CA 92660
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2029 Century Pk E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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