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6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
15303 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1370 N. Brea Blvd, Suite 215, Fullerton, CA 92835
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Estates, CA
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
555 South Flower Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15840 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 201, Encino, CA 91436
Palos Verdes Estates 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