Top Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
3850 Vine St, Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92507
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
695 Town Center Drive, Park Tower, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
Palos Verdes Peninsula 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