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700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
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11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
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350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
40 E Colorado Blvd., Suite C, Pasadena, CA 91105
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
206 W 4th St, Suite 303, Santa Ana, CA 92701
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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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