Top Palos Verdes Estates, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
333 South Grand, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Estates, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
555 S Flower St, Fl 43, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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275 W Hospitality Ln, Suite 327, San Bernardino, CA 92408
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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