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1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
505 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1100, Glendale, CA 91203
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, 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