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3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 125, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
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825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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