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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Monterey Park, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
777 South Figueroa Street, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West 5th Street, Suite 4900, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2005
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
Monterey Park 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