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500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
4333 Orange St, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501-3859
1150 S. Olive Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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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