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1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
3850 Vine St, Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92507
509 S Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
41951 Remington Ave., Suite 210, Temecula, CA 92590
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
260 Maple Ct, Suite 245, Ventura, CA 93003
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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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