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388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
4192 Brockton Ave, Suite 103, Riverside, CA 92501
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2900 Birch Street, Suite C204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
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1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
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3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
643 S. Olive Street, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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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