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7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
27136 Paseo Espada, Suite 1123, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
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18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
2600 Michelson Dr, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92612
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
13101 Washington Blvd., Suite 464, Los Angeles, CA 90066
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, CA 92660
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1750, Orange, CA 92868
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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