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11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
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644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612-4412
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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470 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
15456 Ventura Blvd, Suite 410, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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