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200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
7462 N. Figueroa St., Suite 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2219 Main St, Unit 174, Santa Monica, CA 90405
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
23 Corporate Plaza Dr, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
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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