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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Marina del Rey, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10940 Wilshire Blvd, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Riverside Barrister Building, 3993 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501
9333 Base Line Rd, Ste 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1400, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1195, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1306 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1130, Glendale, CA 91203
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
Marina del Rey 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