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3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
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500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
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633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
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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