Top Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 South Figueroa Street, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
633 West 5th Street, Suite 4900, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2005
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1888 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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