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4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6351 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 101-B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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