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445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
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225 S. Lake Ave, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
18565 Jamboree Rd, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2050 Main, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
8938 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
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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