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205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
40335 Winchester Rd, Suite E-PMB 108, Temecula, CA 92591
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
801 S Figueroa St, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90017
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
910 Hampshire Rd, Suite D, Westlake Village, CA 91361
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
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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