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2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 300 N, Long Beach, CA 90804
17011 Beach Blvd., Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
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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