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1801 Century Park E, Ste. 2400, Century City, CA 90067
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
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18425 Burbank Blvd, Suite 719, Tarzana, CA 91356
1278 Glenneyre St, #121, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
410 N Clark St., Orange, CA 92868
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
1447 Ford Street, Suite 201, Redlands, CA 92374
350 S Grand Ave, Ste. B1 #712065, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
11500 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Manhattan 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