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6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Paramount, CA
355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2049 Century Park E, #2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
466 Foothill Blvd, #430, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
12616 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710
643 S. Olive Street, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2801 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 247, Santa Monica, CA 90405
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
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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