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1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
7095 Indiana Avenue, Suite 200, Riverside, CA 92506
300 N 3rd St, Suite 338, Burbank, CA 91502
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
45841 Oasis St., #5, Indio, CA 92201
275 W Hospitality Ln, Suite 327, San Bernardino, CA 92408
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3685 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
515 S. Flower St, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
45-290 Fargo St, Indio, CA 92201
777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
3460 Wilshire Boulevard #800, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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Canyon Country Drug Possession Information
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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