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300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1801 Century Park E, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90067
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
555 Flower St, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
40335 Winchester Rd, Suite E-PMB 108, Temecula, CA 92591
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
655 North Central Ave, Suite 2300, Glendale, CA 91203
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
500 North Central Ave, Suite 610, Glendale, CA 91203
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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