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1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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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