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1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
1851 E 1st St, #410, Santa Ana, CA 92705
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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