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801 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
77564A Country Club Dr #118, Palm Desert, CA 92211
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
505 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1100, Glendale, CA 91203
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
692 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
674 County Square Dr, Suite 209-D, Ventura, CA 93003
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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