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4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1880 Century Park East, Suite # 1104, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
1604 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
27136 Paseo Espada, Suite 1123, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
355 South Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2600 Michelson Dr, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92612
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388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
600 Anton Blvd, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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180 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
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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