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1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Pacific Palisades, CA
355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
3600 Lime St, Suite 111, Riverside, CA 92501
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
1327 Post Ave, Suite K, Torrance, CA 90503
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
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