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15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1400, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 870, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
620 Newport Center Dr., Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
633 West 5th Street, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
555 S. Flower Street, Suite 4200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
333 City Blvd W, Suite 1742, Orange, CA 92868
626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2112 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
9333 Base Line Rd, Ste 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
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