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324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
27136 Paseo Espada, Suite 1123, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
17434 Bellflower Blvd., Ste. 200-229, North Hollywood, CA 90706
23838 Pacific Coast Hwy, No. 309, Malibu, CA 90263
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92707
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 520, Pasadena, CA 91101
3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Seal Beach, CA 90740
2050 Main Street, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
201 E Center St, Suite 112 #3377, Anaheim, CA 92805
1100 Town and Country Road, Suite 1450, Orange, CA 92868
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
410 N Clark St., Orange, CA 92868
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
206A East Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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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