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707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 6000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
2049 Century Park E, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3218
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
910 Hampshire Rd, Suite D, Westlake Village, CA 91361
1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
2497 E Harbor Blvd, Suite 3, Ventura, CA 93001
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
306 W 2nd St, Suite 202, San Bernardino, CA 92401
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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