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900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2615 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
1122 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
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520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Hermosa Beach 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