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1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
405 North Maclay Avenue, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
27475 Ynez Road, Ste. 283, Temecula, CA 92591
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
3890 11th St, Suite 218, Riverside, Ca 92501
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
800 W 1st Street, Suite 401-12, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Granada Hills, CA
15250 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1220, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
Granada Hills 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