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3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
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221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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