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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Pacific Palisades, CA
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Pacific Palisades, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
360 E 2nd St, Suite 625, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1640, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
10970 Arrow Route, ste 202, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
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