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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
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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