Top Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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222 N Mountain Ave, Suite 100, Upland, CA 91786
10601 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
17800 Casleton Street, Suite 605, City of Industry, CA 91748
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1801 Century Park E, Ste. 2400, Century City, CA 90067
PO Box 48011, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
357 West 2nd Street, Suite 12, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
400 Oceangate, Suite 700, Long Beach, CA 90802
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