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6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
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16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
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20 Pacifica, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92618
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
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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