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825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
633 W 5th St, Suite 5850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, 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