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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
65 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
633 West 5th Street, 32nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Two California Plaza, Suite 3100, 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2049 Century Park E, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3218
3600 Lime St, Suite 111, Riverside, CA 92501
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
80 South Lake Avenue, Suite 590, Pasadena, CA 91101
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
840 Apollo St, Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
2829 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
14338 Park Ave, Suite 3, Victorville, CA 92392
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Pico Rivera 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