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1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, 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