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120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
225 Avenue I, Suite 201, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
1010 Wilshire Blvd, Ste.1415, Los Angeles, CA 90017
8383 Wilshire Blvd, #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
424 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
333 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
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5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
137 S. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
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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