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249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
300 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
500 North Central Ave, Suite 610, Glendale, CA 91203
1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
6320 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 311, Van Nuys, CA 91401
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
2335 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 115, #283, Pasadena, CA 91107
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
401 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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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