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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Los Angeles, CA
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515 Flower St, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Hills, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd., Suite A4, Irvine, CA 92620
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
633 West 5th Street, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Hills, CA
16255 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1106, Encino, CA 91436
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
5560 Ostin Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
North Hills 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