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4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
292 S La Cienega Blvd, Suite 332, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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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