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8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
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19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9465 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
10900 E 183rd St, Suite 171 D, Cerritos, CA 90703
3110 Main St, Bldg C, Suite 250, Santa Monica, CA 90405
14338 Park Ave, Suite 3, Victorville, CA 92392
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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