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150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
23 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
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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