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333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Pacific Palisades, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
333 City Blvd W, 17th Floor, Orange, CA 92868
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90024
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
Pacific Palisades 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