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9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
260 Maple Ct, Suite 245, Ventura, CA 93003
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
21515 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90503
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3685 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
8938 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
4425 Jamboree Rd, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
9042 Garfield Ave, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Two California Plaza, Suite 3100, 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Lancaster 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