Top Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
9333 Base Line Rd, Ste 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 300, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
3838 Carson Street, Suite 310, Torrance, CA 90503
1150 S. Olive Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3300 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floors, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2090 N. Tustin Ave, Suite 240, Santa Ana, CA 92705
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park E, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
470 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
33 S Catalina Ave, Suite 202, Pasadena, CA 91106
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