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150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
1504 Brookhollow Drive, Suite 112, Santa Ana, CA 92705
23 Corporate Plaza Dr, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
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601 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90212
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800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
3 Hutton Centre Drive, 9th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
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137 S. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
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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