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849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
18377 Beach Blvd, Suite 323, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
2497 E Harbor Blvd, Suite 3, Ventura, CA 93001
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
3576 Arlington Ave, Suite 212, Riverside, CA 92506
306 W 2nd St, Suite 202, San Bernardino, CA 92401
3801 University Ave, Suite 260, Riverside, CA 92501
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Hermosa Beach, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
2945 Los Olivos, Unit 103, Oxnard, CA 93036
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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