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650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4000 MacArthur Blvd., East Tower Suite 615, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010, Los Angeles, CA 90010
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
16 N Marengo Ave, Suite 610, Pasadena, CA 91101
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2600 Michelson Dr, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92612
620 Newport Center Dr., Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
2900 Birch Street, Suite C204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
1801 Century Park E, Ste. 2400, Century City, CA 90067
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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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