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16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
One Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
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13006 Philadelphia St, Suite 408, Whittier, CA 90601
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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6A Liberty Street, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
180 E Ocean Blvd, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90802
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor, Newport Beach, CA 92660
23 Corporate Plaza Dr, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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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