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1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7689
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, 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