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611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
901 Dove St #120, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
1306 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
545 S Figueroa St., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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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