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333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
7136 Pacific Blvd., Suite 215, Huntington Park, CA 90255
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
515 S. Flower St, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
4695 MacArthur Ct., Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
802 S 1st Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
9440 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2230 West Chapman Ave., Suite 221, Orange, CA 92868
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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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