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500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800, Irvine, CA 92612
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
2045 Orangewood Avenue, Suite A, Orange, CA 92868
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
180 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
888 West 6th St, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11313 Farlin Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049
17592 Irvine Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780
1310 City Lights Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
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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