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324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3890 11th St, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
2522 Chambers Road #V213, Tustin, CA 9278092780
3400 W. Riverside Dr., Suite 620, Burbank, CA 91505
620 Newport Center Dr., Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
6877 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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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