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9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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4 Park Plaza, Suite 420, Irvine, CA 92614
601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 168, City of Industry, CA 91748
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350, San Clemente, CA 92673
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, 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