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500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
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4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
1432 Edinger Ave., Suite 240, Tustin, CA 92780
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
750 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2029 Century Park E, Ste 400N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92612
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
553 S Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 900, Torrance, CA 90502
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
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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