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1906 W Garvey Ave S, West Covina, CA 91790
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
17800 Casleton Street, Suite 605, City of Industry, CA 91748
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
4333 Orange St, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501-3859
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
1055 East Colorado Blvd, 5th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
300 South Grand Avenue, 22nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
306 W 2nd St, Suite 202, San Bernardino, CA 92401
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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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