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3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
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28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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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