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225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
1447 Ford Street, Suite 201, Redlands, CA 92374
41319 12th Street West, Suite 101, Palmdale, CA 93551
650 Town Center, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
30721 Russell Ranch Rd, Suite 140, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3237 E Guasti Rd, Suite 220, Ontario, CA 91761
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