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1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
507 E 1st St, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
13252 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite 207, Garden Grove, CA 92843
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200 S Garfield Ave, Ste 103, Alhambra, CA 91801
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
427 North Canon Drive, Suite 216, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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555 West 5th Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
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1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
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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