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5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
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249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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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