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10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
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700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
180 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
888 West 6th St, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
11313 Farlin Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049
15260 Ventura Blvd, Penthouse 2200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
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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