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8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
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3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
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712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
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2010 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
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800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, 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