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2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2522 Chambers Road #V213, Tustin, CA 9278092780
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Hollywood, CA
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
27136 Paseo Espada, Suite 1123, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
17434 Bellflower Blvd., Ste. 200-229, North Hollywood, CA 90706
6877 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2631
2049 Century Park East, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9327 Fairway View Pl, Suite 304, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
111 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1150 S. Olive Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6464 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90028
299 W Foothill Blvd, Suite 204, Upland, CA 91786
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3151
2049 Century Park E, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
206A East Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766
2062 Business Center Dr, Suite 230, Irvine, CA 92612
North Hollywood 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