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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Monrovia, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
11313 Farlin Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
Monrovia 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