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1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612-4412
1999 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
695 Town Center Drive, 14th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
643 S. Olive Street, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
466 Foothill Blvd, #430, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
4425 Jamboree, Suite 130, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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