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333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
555 S Flower St, Fl 43, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
674 County Square Dr, Suite 209-D, Ventura, CA 93003
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
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3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
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