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12616 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710
1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
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500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
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100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
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1108 Sartori Avenue, Unit #320, Torrance, CA 90501
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Hermosa Beach, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
21151 S. Western Avenue, Suite 233, Torrance, CA 90501
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
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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