Top Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5875 Green Valley Circle, 2nd Floor, Culver City, CA 90230
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
120 S El Camino Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
101 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1220, Glendale, CA 91203
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 227, Pasadena, CA 91101
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
14900 Magnolia Blvd, Box Number 56747, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1330
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
550 S Hope St, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
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