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15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
777 South Figueroa Street, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
633 West 5th Street, Suite 4900, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2005
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
692 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16000 Ventura Boulevard, PH 1208, Encino, CA 91436
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
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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